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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here:  Thanks for all the thoughts here!

Mellow vibe = Collaborative vs competitive feel

I am surprised that people aren't more bullish on kid's chances at F&M, Lafayette, Kenyon, etc.

Also, we are full pay - does that make a difference here?[/quote]

I’d be very surprised if a full pay boy with his stats - and assuming good application and demonstrated interest (to include interviews) - wasn’t accepted to those schools. Only caveat is if MCPS or similar where honors are weighted 1 instead of .5, the gpa isn’t super strong. People really need to specify honors weighting. [/quote]

Also - I’d consider adding Bates, Grinnell, Macalester and Oberlin. Not sure of location preferences. [/quote]
I would not add Grinnell. My son is a recent grad and it’s a pressure cooker environment. He a teammate committed suicide, two friends had mental breakdowns and left school. My son was never in therapy till college. He got a fantastic education but the price was steep. His 2nd choice was St Olaf and I often wish he had gone there instead. [/quote]

My son is there now and chose it over St Olaf. That is not his experience at all. He has a balanced life and great grades etc. It is not as intense as the SLAC I attended and I have never heard anyone describe it as a pressure cooker. [/quote]

My daughter attended Grinnell and that was not her experience either. She had a great time, met great friends, and they’re all perfectly happy and leading very interesting and healthy lives.[b] It sounds like that poster had a kid who was predisposed to be a weirdo and fell into a whole group of weirdos.[/b]  That could happen anywhere.[/quote]

Wow, I'm surprised that someone who has a kid who is smart enough to choose Grinnell and get in talks about young people with mental health challenges that way.  Your response makes me more concerned about who thrives at Grinnell than anything else.[/quote]

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